• Many large firms and companies have pro bono and/or volunteer coordinators. Let the attorneys you work with know you want to help on their pro bono projects and/or litigation.

• Call or email organizations you admire to ask how you can help. For example, organizations that rely on law students to staff legal clinics often have a hard time around finals. This is a great time for a team of paralegals and legal support staff to make a difference. Get a group of co-workers together and volunteer to staff the day.

With endless volunteer and opportunities locally and beyond, paralegals and legal staff can be powerful allies in pro bono work.

Hazel Mottershead is the paralegal manager for Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein. Before getting into the legal industry as a paralegal, she worked as a teacher and coach for underserved high school students in the East Bay.

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